MNB FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Community based nursing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅primary, secondary and, tertiary interventions
Primary intervention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅health-promoting activities that help prevent the
development of illness or injury
(e.g. Nurse in a maternity clinic giving tips on proper nutrition during pregnancy)
Secondary intervention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅health-screening activities that aid in early
diagnosis and encourage prompt treatment
(e.g. screening school children for head lice and nurse contacts family to get prompt treatment)
tertiary intervention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the focus on rehabilitation to prevent further disease
or illness
(e.g. teaching a family of a child with spina bifida how to perform urinary catheterizations several times
a day)
Unique aspect of of community based nursing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-Autonomous: they are
making their own decisions
-More holistic
-Focus on wellness
Functions of seminal fluid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅alkaline fluids and sperm combine to form a
thick, whitish secretion termed semen or seminal fluid. An average human ejaculate has a volume of 1
to 5 mL and contains several hundred million sperm.
Testes are two oval organs, one within each scrotal sac - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅as result they
produce testosterone
Pap smear guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Should begin at 21 years of age
-Every 3 years through age 29
-Every five years after age 30
,Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅physiologic and emotional symptoms
occurring cyclically during last half of cycle, impacting daily activities
PMS treatment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-pregnancy or menopause
-Vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium
-Diuretics for bloating
-NSAIDs for pain and cramping
-Relaxation therapy
-Exercise
-Oral contraceptives
ductus venosus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Duct (vessel) where the umbilical vein meets the inferior
vena cava
Foramen Ovale - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-An opening between the right and left atria which diverts
most blood from the right atrium directly to the left atrium, rather than circulating it to the lungs
Ectopic Pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-The zygote implants in places other than the uterus,
usually in the fallopian tube
-Caused by blockage or scarring of the fallopian tubes either from infection or trauma
-Surgical removal may be necessary, fetus can not be transferred and will alway die
Monozygotic twin pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Identical twins derived from one zygote
-Share same genetic material; always the same sex
Dizygotic twin pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Fraternal twins develop from separate egg and
sperm fertilizations
-Genetic material is not identical; may or may not be the same sex
, Cholasma (mask of pregnancy) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Brown blotchy areas on the forehead,
cheeks, and nose
Linea nigra - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The skin in the middle of the abdomen may develop a
darkened line
First-trimester task - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Accept the pregnancy: emotions can range from
excitement to ambivalence (contradictory)
second trimester task - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Accept the baby: hearing the heartbeat, seeing
ultrasound, and feeling the baby move
Protein requirements: amount needed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Need 5 to 6 grams of protein per
day
sources: Meats, Milk and milk products
folic acid (Vitamin B9) sources - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅rice, pasta, bread, some breakfast cereals,
and corn masa flour
Pica - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Persistent craving and ingestion of nonfood substances:
(e.g. clay, laundry starch, freezer frost, dirt)
Not harmful but can lead to malnutrition
GTPAL - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Gravida
Term
Preterm
Abortions
Living
Gravida - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The total number of pregnancies
Community based nursing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅primary, secondary and, tertiary interventions
Primary intervention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅health-promoting activities that help prevent the
development of illness or injury
(e.g. Nurse in a maternity clinic giving tips on proper nutrition during pregnancy)
Secondary intervention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅health-screening activities that aid in early
diagnosis and encourage prompt treatment
(e.g. screening school children for head lice and nurse contacts family to get prompt treatment)
tertiary intervention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the focus on rehabilitation to prevent further disease
or illness
(e.g. teaching a family of a child with spina bifida how to perform urinary catheterizations several times
a day)
Unique aspect of of community based nursing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-Autonomous: they are
making their own decisions
-More holistic
-Focus on wellness
Functions of seminal fluid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅alkaline fluids and sperm combine to form a
thick, whitish secretion termed semen or seminal fluid. An average human ejaculate has a volume of 1
to 5 mL and contains several hundred million sperm.
Testes are two oval organs, one within each scrotal sac - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅as result they
produce testosterone
Pap smear guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Should begin at 21 years of age
-Every 3 years through age 29
-Every five years after age 30
,Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅physiologic and emotional symptoms
occurring cyclically during last half of cycle, impacting daily activities
PMS treatment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-pregnancy or menopause
-Vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium
-Diuretics for bloating
-NSAIDs for pain and cramping
-Relaxation therapy
-Exercise
-Oral contraceptives
ductus venosus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Duct (vessel) where the umbilical vein meets the inferior
vena cava
Foramen Ovale - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-An opening between the right and left atria which diverts
most blood from the right atrium directly to the left atrium, rather than circulating it to the lungs
Ectopic Pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-The zygote implants in places other than the uterus,
usually in the fallopian tube
-Caused by blockage or scarring of the fallopian tubes either from infection or trauma
-Surgical removal may be necessary, fetus can not be transferred and will alway die
Monozygotic twin pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Identical twins derived from one zygote
-Share same genetic material; always the same sex
Dizygotic twin pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Fraternal twins develop from separate egg and
sperm fertilizations
-Genetic material is not identical; may or may not be the same sex
, Cholasma (mask of pregnancy) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Brown blotchy areas on the forehead,
cheeks, and nose
Linea nigra - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The skin in the middle of the abdomen may develop a
darkened line
First-trimester task - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Accept the pregnancy: emotions can range from
excitement to ambivalence (contradictory)
second trimester task - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Accept the baby: hearing the heartbeat, seeing
ultrasound, and feeling the baby move
Protein requirements: amount needed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Need 5 to 6 grams of protein per
day
sources: Meats, Milk and milk products
folic acid (Vitamin B9) sources - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅rice, pasta, bread, some breakfast cereals,
and corn masa flour
Pica - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Persistent craving and ingestion of nonfood substances:
(e.g. clay, laundry starch, freezer frost, dirt)
Not harmful but can lead to malnutrition
GTPAL - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Gravida
Term
Preterm
Abortions
Living
Gravida - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The total number of pregnancies
